Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival Short Story Competition

The inaugural Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival will be held this coming September 2012 in, where else, Scotland. But amateur and unpublished writers around the world will want to keep an earlier date in mind.

Glengoyne Highland Single Malt is sponsoring a short story writing competition as part of Bloody Scotland. With the aim of discovering the next big name in crime fiction, the competition gives you the opportunity to be published in an ebook anthology of short crime stories entitled Worth The Wait.

Entries may be submitted now through June 29th, 2012. Stories must be original (not previously published), in English, and may not exceed 3000 words. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older and there are no restrictions on country of residence (though an entry fee of £10 or the local equivalent is required). See the competition page on the festival website for all the details.